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Way To Be Recognized As One
Of The Best Places To Work
2011 Best Places To Work
Counselor magazine issued its annual Best Places to Work list, honoring 85 ad
specialty companies whose employees love going to work every day. Way To Be
was ranked #13, joining the top tier as one of the Best Places to Work in the ad
specialty industry.
The Process
The Best Places to Work program involved an in-depth survey process developed
by Counselor’s research partner for this project, Quantum Workplace. Employees of
each company completed a 37-question survey about their experience working at
that organization, measuring 10 different areas. To qualify, each company had to meet a certain benchmark
percentage of the amount of employees who responded to the survey. Counselor then took the top 85 companies
from Quantum’s scored rankings.
Three Themes
The leaders of companies on the Best Places to Work list know one thing more than any other: Their employees need
to feel connected to something bigger than just their day-to-day jobs. To ensure this, they foster teamwork, share
company goals and communicate with employees as much as humanly possible.
Another important trait common to great workplaces is that management continuously recognizes the efforts and
successes of its employees. It’s that recognition that deepens employees’ connections to the company and makes
them feel valued.
Also on the agenda for most of the Best Places to Work companies – as regularly as possible – is fun. These are
organizations that fully know that the happier their employers are the better their businesses will be. And to make
their people happy, they’re often hosting fun events.
According to Counselor Editor Andy Cohen, “No matter whether it’s a supplier or distributor, companies that provide
a place which employees simply love to come to are outpacing the industry growth. The employees and management
are so engaged – not just with their jobs, but with the whole organization – that they’re willing to do anything
for customers.”
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